User blog:Dante-Must-Die-Mode/What The Heaven And Hell?: Nero

And Because we're now getting closer and closer to June for the Devil May 4: Special Edition, there is one Very Simple Question That Is Still left Unanswered, "WHAT... or should I say... WHO THE HEAVEN AND HELL IS NERO'S PARENTS?"

Okay, we all know that Nero came from the Devil May Cry 4 which, according to his bio, is a relative of both Dante, Vergil, and Sparda.

But, he has the Blood of Sparda on his veins right? But how? How does exactly is he related to the three of them even though he has the Blood of Sparda on his veins?

Nero's Appearance
Nero, like his relatives, is also a half-demon, half-human hybrid, and he has white hair, blue eyes, and wears a long, black-purple and red coat.

Nero's Personality
Nero is one of the two Sparda's Relatives (first is Dante on The Animated Series) to actually swear. But, like his other relative, Dante, he is also somewhat cocky, and has a flirtatous side. He is also describes as serious, cynical, bad tempered, and emotional that anything comes to his way, especially his girlfriend, Kyrie.

He is also very rebellious, much like Dante and Sparda before him: he wields guns, despite the Order's general prohibition against them; he doesn't really believe in the Order's religion; and cares little for the legend of Sparda.

Like Dante, Nero, when he encounters any enemies in front of him, also tries to mock, making jokes, taunts and mouthing off even the toughest or biggest enemies in front of him.

My Review
There are only few speculations behind the Story of Nero, some say that he's the long lost brother of Dante and Vergil because he has the same blood as the twins, others were Dante's son despite of his cockiness and mocks around at every enemies he encounters, and others say that it was Vergil's son. But whatever is the case, we need to find out and investigate who Nero really was, and who are his parents.

First, let's start up first to his personality. And according to his personality, it seems that he's personality was kinda reflected to Dante's Personality. Both are cocky, flirtatious when there's girls around them, and jokes around. But, sometimes he kinda reminds me of Vergil for being Rebellious, serious and sometimes calm.

So, at first when I saw the game when Dante and Nero fights, I don't know, I felt something deep inside me that Dante and Nero were just another Bloodline Rebellion much like Dante and Vergil was before. Fighting their own flesh and blood until their last drop.

And I really thought that they were brothers, but when I researched about the history of Nero in other websites, I was kinda right but wrong. And according to them; No, they're not brothers. But, Yes, they're related to each other.

But, when I heard from someone on DMC4 that Nero has a Blood of Sparda on his veins, that's my curiousity and kinda mixed up to my senses. I mean, if he really was just a relative of Sparda and his twin sons, how come he has the Blood of Sparda on his veins? Is he a long lost brother which CAPCOM did forget in the main storylines? Or, is it Dante's Son?

If Nero is one of the long lost brothers of the Sparda Family, then he is the only person which Nero has a cursed arm on his right arm. But, when I take a look around the history of Devil May Cry and Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening, with the Mangas and other stuff related to the DMC franchise. And after a long research, it was found out that one of the novels, Devil May Cry 4: Deadly Fortune Volumes 1 & 2, reveals the past of Nero. And according to the story via the bio of Nero:


 * "Nero, hinted to be the son of Vergil, was born and shortly thereafter left on the doorstep of a orphanage, getting the name Nero from the black blanket he was found wrapped in. He would later meet Kyrie and Credo along with their family and together, the three of them grew up in the city of Fortuna. Throughout his childhood, he would be teased by many of the children in Fortuna, who accused him of being a bastard child of a prostitute due to the fact that no one knew who his mother was. He would also grow close to Kyrie and Credo's parents. Throughout his life, he would be taught in swordsmanship by Credo and grew closer to his sister, Kyrie. However, both their parents would soon be killed by demons. Unknown to Nero, they were humans who failed in maintainig their sanity in the Ascension Ceremony. This event would lead him to not believing god. Eventually, Nero would go join the Order of the Sword despite his conflicting beliefs due to the fact he idolized Credo and his sense of justice and also join for the sake playing a part of protecting Fortuna, a city Kyrie held dear. However, he would gain the dislike of the members of the Order of the Sword due to his lone wolf nature, apparent terrible skills in teamwork, and utilizing guns within the other, in which contrasts to the Order's belief that battles should be fought with only the use of a sword much like Sparda did. However, Nero cared little for their beliefs. 


 * One day, he had rescued Kyrie, whom was attack by demons while walking with orphans in Mitis Forest. During the rescue, his arm was injured. And it later would change into what would be known as the Devil Bringer. Nero surmises the reason was that he reached a point in life where his arm would be what it is suppose to be due to his apparent demonic nature, much like how that of a caterpillar turns into a butterfly."

The Bad News or the Concerning Fact regarding to this Novel is that; IT'S WAS JUST A RUMOR came from the CAPCOM Representatives during Captive 2009, and that makes me confused until now. And until now, neither the Novel Writer, Bingo Morihashi, has no comments or answers regarding this Rumor that "Nero is Vergil's Son." Because according to the thread posted on the PlayStation Community, that before Bingo left CAPCOM after writting the story for Deadly Fortune, he also worked with Shinya, Gokeda, and developed by Hideki Kamiya (Devil May Cry & Bayonetta Creator) for making the TWO CANON Novels for Devil May Cry, and Devil May Cry 2. And a Non-Canon Novel and Comic for Devil May Cry 3. And so far, it is still unansered if the DMC4: Deadly Fortune is considered as Canon or Not. Making the past of both Nero and Vergil into a question.

But, during the event of Devil May Cry 4 on Deadly Fortune, there are some difference from the novel to the game:


 * "As he was being stabbed by Agnus and was dying, he thought of a dream he had been having recently. He met a 'man he never had met before, in which he described as having a "cold" glare but with a touch of "gentleness" (or kindness). The man asked "Can you hear it? The cry of a soul" and also asked him what his soul was "saying". However, Nero pushes the question back and asks him the same question, in which he replies with a smile "Power...I want more power." Hearing that, he replied "I'll take that too" and awaken his Devil Trigger, in which is the representation of his soul, and reconnected Yamato'."

So, in other words, maybe Nero was in FACT Vergil's son. Because of these Novel was giving clues regarding the story of both Nero and Vergil. But, because this is non-canon. The Background of the Story for Nero was still left unanswered.

So based on my calculations, it is in fact, for me, that VERGIL IS NERO'S SON. Because why? If you play the Devil May Cry 4, you'll see in every scene of Nero, he always takes the Yamato on his hands, he is also the one who fixed the Yamato, and now when Dante gave the Yamato to Nero, he just told to him to keep it even though that sword was came from Vergil.

Whatever the theory is, and despite that Vergil, according to the rumors, is having his own storyline regarding to DMC4. We still need to know who is Nero's Parents and his background. But for now, the case was still unclosed and the investigations was still on-ongoing.